Chapelle Sainte-Barbe et Schwefelsee

Ste Barbe Chapel, place of pilgrimage and firemen's festival, whose tower dates from the 13th century and the nave from 1700 (succession of 13th century, late 17th century, 18th century and 20th century interventions). Choir of the chapel of St Barbara: the arch that guarded the entrance was originally a Romanesque arch. The nave is in Renaissance style. Legend : Ste Barbe would have been beheaded at the place of the altar and a spring would have gushed out at the place. However, known since the Romans who channelled its water to Strasbourg, this lake is a small natural reservoir at the outlet of the Souffel spring. The flow rate of the underground spring is 17 litres per second. The water temperature is constant (around 12--13 °C) and therefore never freezes. The sulphur content of the water (Schwefelsee) made it possible to use it from Roman times until the 1950s in thermal baths. The curative properties of the water were mainly used to treat skin diseases. The lake was also used as a horse washhouse (Rosschwemm in Alsatian), a sloping surface allowing horses to gradually enter the lake.

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